Fran Lebowitz Quotes

I just want my daughter to be respectful and nice to people. I want her to understand the importance of being humble.

I try to be kind to people, to treat them with respect. And I'm proud of that.

I want to be a good human being.

My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way.

My parents taught me broad Christian values. To be kind to one another, to be honest, not to just think about yourself.

Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

There's nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

Be honest, be kind, and share the love.

The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.

Kindness, tolerance, integrity, modesty, generosity - these are attributes that events permit us. They are our holiday moods, and we are as proud of them as of the fine clothes we have hung away to wear on occasions.

My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect, and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.

Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed.

I always stay humble. I don't act funny towards nobody.

I really admire the fact that whenever Marc Singer gets a call from someone running late, he says he's running late, too. I don't admit that even when it's true. Small, unnoticeable acts of generosity are sometimes the most impressive.

Be a good person. The best person you can be. That's what matters.

My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces.

I am seeking to be positive, have integrity, and speak with grace.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

I look for these qualities and characteristics in people. Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty.

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.